Multiple Family Groups to reduce child disruptive behavior difficulties: Moderating effects of child welfare status on child outcomes.
Children who remain at home with their permanent caregivers following a child welfare (CW) involvement (e.g., investigation, out-of-home placement) manifest high rates of behavioral difficulties, which is a risk factor for further maltreatment and out-of-home placement if not treated effectively. A...
| Publicado en: | Child Abuse & Neglect Vol. 46; pp. 207 - 220 |
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Elsevier B.V.
Aug2015
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=108678365&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 108678365 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 01452134 CHC jtl: Child Abuse & Neglect issn: 01452134 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Aug2015 vid: 46 pid: 2410 pub: Elsevier B.V. artinfo: ui: 108678365 10.1016/j.chiabu.2015.06.006 ppf: 207 ppct: 13 formats: tig: atl: Multiple Family Groups to reduce child disruptive behavior difficulties: Moderating effects of child welfare status on child outcomes. aug: au: Gopalan, Geetha Small, Latoya Fuss, Ashley Bowman, Melissa Jackson, Jerrold Marcus, Sue Chacko, Anil affil: School of Social Work, University of Maryland, 525 West Redwood Street, Baltimore, MD 21230, USA Silver School of Social Work, New York University, 1 Washington Square North, New York, NY 10003, USA School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 325 Pittsboro St, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA School of Social Work, University of Pennsylvania, 3701 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA Division of Biostatistics, New York State Psychiatric Institute, 1051 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10032, USA Department of Applied Psychology, New York University, 246 Greene Street, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10003, USA su: Child welfare Well-being Child abuse Behavior disorders Learning problems sug: subj: Child welfare Well-being Child abuse Behavior disorders Learning problems keyword: Evidence based treatment Mental health services Moderation analyses Multiple Family Groups Evidence based treatment Mental health services Moderation analyses Multiple Family Groups ab: Children who remain at home with their permanent caregivers following a child welfare (CW) involvement (e.g., investigation, out-of-home placement) manifest high rates of behavioral difficulties, which is a risk factor for further maltreatment and out-of-home placement if not treated effectively. A recently tested Multiple Family Group (MFG) service delivery model to treat youth Disruptive Behavior Disorders (DBDs) has demonstrated effectiveness in improving child behavior difficulties among hard-to-engage, socioeconomically disadvantaged families by addressing parenting skills, parent–child relationships, family communication and organization, social support, and stress. This exploratory study examines whether child behavioral outcomes for MFG differ for families with self-reported lifetime involvement in CW services compared to other families, as families with CW involvement struggle with additional stressors that can diminish treatment success. Youth (aged 7–11) and their families were assigned to MFG or services as usual (SAU) using a block comparison design. Caregivers reported on child behavior, social skills, and functional impairment. Mixed effects regression modeled multilevel outcomes across 4 assessment points (i.e., baseline, mid-test, post-test, 6-month follow-up). Among CW-involved families, MFG participants reported significantly reduced child oppositional defiant disorder symptoms at 6-month follow-up compared with SAU participants. No other differences were found in the effect of MFG treatment between CW and non-CW involved families. Findings suggest that MFG may be as effective in reducing child behavior difficulties for both CW and non-CW involved families. As a short-term, engaging, and efficient intervention, MFG may be a particularly salient service offering for families involved in the CW system. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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